NCT05660590

Effect of Different Bandage Interface Pressures on Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

The Effect of Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy Applied With Different Compression Pressures on Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Thickness in Individuals With Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema: a Double-blinded Randomized Comparison Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomised comparison study is to compare different bandage interface pressures in individuals with breast cancer related lymphedema The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is high or low bandage pressure effective in reducing edema and soft tissue thickness? * do bandages applied with high or low bandage pressure comprimise sleep, comfort or subjective benefit from treatment? Participants will recieve complex decongestive physiotherapy. Bandage will apply high or low pressure. Effects of high and low bandage interface pressures will compare

Detailed description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of compression bandage applied with different pressures on skin and subcutaneous thickness in individuals with breast cancer-related lymphedema. individuals with stage 2 unilateral lymphedema participated in the study. Skin and subcutaneous thicknesses, extremity volumes, sleep quality, treatment benefit, comfort during treatment were evaluated respectively by ultrasound from 6 reference points as dorsum of hand, wrist volar, forearm dorsum, forearm volar, arm dorsum, arm volar, volumetric measurement, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Patient Benefit Index-Lymphedema, and visual analog scale. Complex decongestive physiotherapy was applied to individuals randomly divided into two groups: low (20-30 mmHg) and high bandage pressure (45-55 mmHg). Individuals were evaluated before treatment, at 1st, 10th session, end of treatment, and at 3 months follow-up.

Conditions

• Lymphedema of Upper Limb
• Breast Cancer Lymphedema
• Edema Arm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	complex decongestive physiotherapy with low pressure compression bandage	both group received complex decongestive physiotherapy consist of manual lymph dranaige, skin care, exercise and compression bandage. Every component except compression bandage applied exacly the same to both group. Compression bandage applied with low bandage interface pressure (20-30 mmHg)
OTHER	complex decongestive physiotherapy with high pressure compression bandage	complex decongestive physiotherapy consist of manual lymph dranaige, skin care, exercise and compression bandage. Every component except compression bandage applied exacly the same to both group. Compression bandage applied with high bandage interface pressure (45-55 mmHg)

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-01
• Primary completion: 2022-04-22
• Completion: 2022-05-18
• First posted: 2022-12-21
• Last updated: 2022-12-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)